WHY UV?
UV Disinfection Research & Studies
We take pride in backing our UV disinfection technology with research, studies, and tests.
Since our founding, we have strived to ensure we can deliver the results you need for your animal care environment. As part of our ongoing mission, we work with researchers and scientists in university and field studies, as well as independent test laboratories. The following highlights our tests and studies to date, which include air and surface disinfection and real-world field studies.
Tests conducted by independent labs showed Aerapy Animal Health’s UV killed more than 99.9% of tested virus and bacterial pathogens. Tested viruses include SARS‑CoV‑2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID‑19), and covered the spectrum of hardiness in the environment and satisfied six key factors to meet all combinations for viruses.
Conducted by University of Arizona’s College of Public Health, Environment, Exposure Science & Risk Assessment Center, this study found that the Aerapy Animal Health’s UV system reduced airborne concentrations of pathogenic surrogate and vaccine strains up to 99.96%. Tested pathogens included Bacteriophage MS2 and Bordetella bronchiseptica.
Published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research
A team of veterinarians conducted a three-year retrospective observational field trial in the kitten nursery of the Arizona Humane Society using Aerapy Animal Health’s Zone360 upper air UV system. Based on an evaluation of the facility, the UV equipment was also installed in the HVAC system. The upper air unit was for immediate reduction of pathogens in the nursery while UV integrated with the HVAC helped clean the air as it circulated through the facility’s ventilation system. Data was collected on the number of kittens diagnosed with upper respiratory infections (URIs). Researchers found that URIs decreased by 87.1% when the Aerapy UV air disinfection systems were operated continuously.
Published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
“Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation for Air and Surface Disinfection of Animal Facilities” summarizes the current state of UV knowledge as applied to the disinfection of air and surfaces in veterinary facilities, animal shelters, kennels, and other types of animal facilities. The subject of airborne transmission is addressed in terms of the available evidence for airborne transmission of animal diseases, including zoonotic and enzootic diseases, and the degree to which such transmission may be intercepted by air disinfection.
A database of animal diseases is provided listing the specific viruses, bacteria, fungi, or other etiologic agents of disease, and the airborne transmission potential of each of these microbes is identified. Animal diseases that can be transmitted to humans are also identified.
